Rev Documentation to the rescue

[Dennis Brown]

Chipp,

I hope you are right about that, I want to think the best of the  
community, and the actions speak louder than the words, but some of  
the posts took me aback, and made me start to wonder where some were  
coming from.  I also am sensitive to the fact that changes to the  
status quo can have a real effect on peoples livelihoods if they  
don't also change to keep pace --"my altruism usually stops when your  
fist is occupying the same volume as my nose".  I like to see win-win  
propositions in all my dealings.

Dennis

On Jul 25, 2005, at 9:57 PM, Chipp Walters wrote:

> Dennis Brown wrote:
>
>
>> I get the distinct impression that many actually do not want to  
>> see  the exclusive club of knowledgeable Transcript programmers  
>> expand to  quickly by having good docs.  It almost appears to be a  
>> conflict of  interests between professionals who want to keep the  
>> highly  productive club small because it is their competitive  
>> advantage and  the non-professionals who want to see the user base  
>> grow for the  benefit of all.  Also tutorials and other tools  
>> provided by  professionals seem to be a sort of advertising that  
>> might be lost if  the docs were first class.
>>
>
> OK Dennis, I now know where you're coming from.
>
> I'm sorry you have that impression. AFAIK, it couldn't be further from
> the truth (speaking for myself, and probably many other  
> 'professionals'
> here). The simple fact is: MOST ALL OTHER X-TALKS have gone out of
> business. Some a couple of times!
>
> So...we need to support as many users, in whatever way we can, in  
> order
> to maintain our 'tool of choice.' And the fact that RR has  
> conveniently
> separated the engine into 2 product lines: DC and Revolution, helps
> those who make a serious living with it, differentiate ourselves as
> well. So, IMO, all's well on THAT front.
>
> Now, I certainly don't speak for RR, but one thing I know they are  
> smart
> about-- conserving resources. Unlike many others (i.e. Allegiant), RR
> understands they need to build a good business case for this  
> product and
> spend wisely. This means slow and steady growth.
>
> They're in the same boat as many other companies. It used to be
> companies paid healthy advances to get someone of Dan's caliber to  
> write
> a book. Unfortunately, it's no longer the case. Linspire's (formally
> Lindows) VP of Marketing (a friend and a former SuperCard VP) tried to
> work out a deal for a book earlier last year, but just couldn't put up
> an advance big enough to make it worthwhile.
>
> That being said, thank heavens for this community. It really does
> provide support for everyone, and does it quite well. I think it's
> probably time to consider real FORUMS, but that's another discussion.
> The more people 'chip in' (NPI), the better it gets. Hopefully, soon,
> someone will find the resources to help out in the 'Beginning
> Transcript' book department.
>
> best,
>
> Chipp
>
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